The
contingency plan – a worst case scenario if the storm devastates
coastal areas – would turn Republicans into Red Cross-type volunteers
who would help collect donations, food and goods to help storm victims.

McCain - whose campaign motto is "Country First" – said
helping people during an emergency will take precedence over accepting
his GOP nomination for president.

"It wouldn't be appropriate
to have a festive occasion while a near tragedy or a terrible challenge
is presented in the form of a natural disaster," McCain told Fox News
in a pretaped interview airing today.